Dates: April 9, 2018
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Windham Regional Commission, 139 Main Street, Brattleboro
This course provides Executives and Senior Officials (including Elected Officials, City/County Managers, Agency Administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS).
Dates: April 3, 2018
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Northeast Vermont Development Association, 36 Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury
This course provides Executives and Senior Officials (including Elected Officials, City/County Managers, Agency Administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS).
Date: February 15, 2018
Time: 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Location: Williston Fire Department
This course provides emergency responders the basics of public information and media relations. This course is the pared down version of the official Basic Public Information Officer course offered by FEMA as a way of engaging Vermont's predominantly volunteer emergency response community in a shorter format. It cannot be used as the required prerequisite for entry into the Advanced PIO course at the Emergency Management Institute.
Dates: December 14, 2017
Time: 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: Maidstone Town Hall, 508 VT-102, Maidstone, VT 05905
This course provides Executives and Senior Officials (including Elected Officials, City/County Managers, Agency Administrators, etc.) an orientation to the Incident Command System (ICS).
Effective communication with the public is critical in any emergency response. Accurately conveying current risks and protective actions helps individuals make decisions that can keep themselves and their families safe.
Communicating during a school crisis poses a unique set of challenges as parents are eager to know what is happening and what is being done to ensure the safety of their children. Effective and timely emergency notifications can keep parents from making decisions that may have a negative impact on the emergency response during a time of crisis.
Vermont Emergency Management Public Information Officer Mark Bosma in collaboration with the Vermont School Safety Center is offering a one-day Public Information training for school administrators and communicators. It is offered as a free service to schools, it can be brought directly to districts, and will be offered in four regions this summer.
The training has been revised to focus on the communication needs of schools and the people schools must reach during an emergency. The training provides background on the Public Information function, provides advice for establishing communication plans and how to communicate with the public, and offers guidance on media relations, interviews, and press conferences.
To register for the course please contact Mark Bosma at VEM at mark.bosma@vermont.gov or 800-347-0488.
Location: Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Center, Rutland
Effective communication with the public is critical in any emergency response. Accurately conveying current risks and protective actions helps individuals make decisions that can keep themselves and their families safe.
Communicating during a school crisis poses a unique set of challenges as parents are eager to know what is happening and what is being done to ensure the safety of their children. Effective and timely emergency notifications can keep parents from making decisions that may have a negative impact on the emergency response during a time of crisis.
Vermont Emergency Management Public Information Officer Mark Bosma in collaboration with the Vermont School Safety Center is offering a one-day Public Information training for school administrators and communicators. It is offered as a free service to schools, it can be brought directly to districts, and will be offered in four regions this summer.
The training has been revised to focus on the communication needs of schools and the people schools must reach during an emergency. The training provides background on the Public Information function, provides advice for establishing communication plans and how to communicate with the public, and offers guidance on media relations, interviews, and press conferences.
To register for the course please contact Mark Bosma at VEM at mark.bosma@vermont.gov or 800-347-0488.
Location: Chittenden Regional Planning Commission, 110 West Canal Street, Winooski
Effective communication with the public is critical in any emergency response. Accurately conveying current risks and protective actions helps individuals make decisions that can keep themselves and their families safe.
Communicating during a school crisis poses a unique set of challenges as parents are eager to know what is happening and what is being done to ensure the safety of their children. Effective and timely emergency notifications can keep parents from making decisions that may have a negative impact on the emergency response during a time of crisis.
Vermont Emergency Management Public Information Officer Mark Bosma in collaboration with the Vermont School Safety Center is offering a one-day Public Information training for school administrators and communicators. It is offered as a free service to schools, it can be brought directly to districts, and will be offered in four regions this summer.
The training has been revised to focus on the communication needs of schools and the people schools must reach during an emergency. The training provides background on the Public Information function, provides advice for establishing communication plans and how to communicate with the public, and offers guidance on media relations, interviews, and press conferences.
To register for the course please contact Mark Bosma at VEM at mark.bosma@vermont.gov or 800-347-0488.
Location: Vermont State Department of Public Safety, 45 State Drive, Waterbury
The Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students, is pleased to offer the “Developing Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs) K-12 101 Training.” This on-site, 4- hour training presents important federal guidance on school emergency management planning.
When: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm (Registration begins at 7:30 am)
Where: Vermont School Board Insurance Trust, 52 Pike Drive, Berlin, VT 05602
Cost: NO CHARGE
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Instructors: Gina Kahn & Mary Jalloh
Register for this training session
When: March 29, 2017
Where: Vermont Agency of Transportation Training Center, 1716 U.S. Route 302, Berlin, VT
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Maximum participants: 20
Instructor: Mark Bosma
This one-day course will outline the communications needed for different incidents and define the roles of the PIO within ICS.
This is the final prerequisite course for the Advanced Public Information Officer Course April 17-21 in Berlin
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main
job or as an auxiliary function at the state, local, or tribal level of government.
It is prerequisite for entry into the Advanced PIO course being held in April 2017 at Berlin, VT.
Prerequisites
G0290 - Basic Information Officer course (being offered two days prior to course delivery).
Participants who attend all hours required of this course and successfully pass a final exam will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Late registrations may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Number of openings: 20
Registration Deadline: 2 weeks prior to course
To Register
Complete the DEMHS General Registration form.
Complete IS. 29 as listed above and retain your Certificate of Completion.
Scan the DEMHS General Registration form with your IS.29 Certificate of Completion to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov.
Once the completed registration package is received, a confirmation email is sent. (This will serve as your confirmation for registering for the course. Therefore please mark your calendar once you have received this confirmation).
A course email notification will be forth coming in the weeks prior to the course delivery.
Department of Public Safety – Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is hosting G0290 - Basic Public Information Officers Course in Berlin. This is one of the classroom prerequisites the Advanced PIO course being held in Vermont in April 2017. The final prerequisite is being offered the day after this course: G0291 - Joint Information System/Joint Information Center
When: March 27-28, 2017 (must attend both days)
Where: VT Agency of Transportation Training Center, 1716 U.S. Route 302, Berlin, VT
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM both days.
Maximum participants: 20
Instructor: Mark Bosma
Course Overview
This 2-day classroom course is an updated, shortened, and revised version of the previous course. The revised course:
Emphasizes skills development
Addresses the impact of technology on emergency public information
Offers options that allow the states to tailor the instructional methodology to suit their needs while consistently meeting the course learning objectives.
Course Objectives
Demonstrate how to communicate emergency public information effectively in writing to the public through the news media.
Describe actions the PIO can take to prepare for and conduct an effective interview with the news media.
Demonstrate the ability to answer questions effectively during an on-camera interview.
Describe how to effectively perform the responsibilities of the PIO at the scene of an incident.
Describe the JIS/JIC concepts as they apply to the public information function in an expanding incident.
Participate in a panel.
Target Audience
The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the state, local, or tribal level of government.
It is prerequisite for entry into the Advanced PIO course being held in April 2017 at Berlin, VT.
Prerequisites
IS. 29 - Public Information Officer Awareness https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-29
We encourage all of our partners to attend. If you would like to participate, please follow the application instructions below. Please share this invitation with others in your agency who may be interested in attending as well.
To Register
Complete the DEMHS General Registration form.
Complete IS. 29 as listed above and retain your Certificate of Completion.
Scan the DEMHS General Registration form with your IS.29 Certificate of Completion to Homeland Security Training Coordinator at DPS.EMHSTraining@vermont.gov.
Once the completed registration package is received, a confirmation email is sent. (This will serve as your confirmation for registering for the course. Therefore please mark your calendar once you have received this confirmation).
A course email notification will be forth coming in the weeks prior to the course delivery.
